Display stand



July 22, 1930. c. H. KELS'EA 1,771,126

' DISPLAY STAND Filed Oct. 19, 1928 I NVENTOR ATTORNEY:

weight to make a firm support. 20 thereto is an upright 4 formed from aresil- Patented July 22, 1930 one!) starts '1 CLARENCE H. KELSEA, orrenmaonr, MASSACHUSETTS, nssrsnon mora nesiver rAoxi ING COMPANY, OFCANAJOI'IARIE, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK DISPLAY STANDApplication'filed October 19, 1928. Serial No. 313,399.

5 holder is slightly moved, as would ordinarily be the case when apackage of gum or candy 1 is removed by a purchaser, an oscillatingmotion will be started which will continue for a considerable length oftime so as to attract attention. The following is a description oi 1 anembodiment of my invention reference being had to the accompany ngdrawing, in which: V V Figure 1 shows a s1de elevation of a standembodying my invention; and

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same. Referring more particularly tothe drawings, 2 is a base of sheet metal of sutlic1ent ient fiat stripof metal which at its upper end carries an inclined holder 6. Thenprighthas one or more hairpin turns 8 ad acent to its lower end and is made ofresilient ma terial so that when the holder 6 s moved stand and itscontents for a considerable time.

The central portion of theu'pright is preferably provided with a portion10 at right angles to the axes of thehair-bends so as to stiiien theportion above against bending in a plane at right angles to those axes.The

portion '10 is formed by twisting a flat strip at the points 12 and 1Preferably the stand is a knock-down stand, the base being provided witha-loop 16 for receiving the lower end of the strip'andthe holder beingprovided with aloop 18 for receiving the upper end of the strip whichend is bent sothat the holderlies in inclined position.

i The holder may be of any desired form,

Secured but preferably is a aywith upturned sides 1 i and may beprovided with a rack 20 for a display card. i

The base is preferably provided With an indentation forming a hump 22against which the end of the upright, embraced by the loop 16, wedges soas to hold the ends of the strip securely thereto and prevent anywabbling of the upright or movement other'than that due to its resilientcharacter. The holder is provided wth a similar indentation 24 forproducing a similar secure connection between the holder andthe'upright.

With the construction described, the

holder when moved out of-its normal posi-xtion will continue tooscillate for a considerable time so as to secure the desired effect. Aswill be evident to those skilled in the art,-my invention permitsvariousmodifications without departing from the spirit there- What Iclaim is: r

1. A display stand comprising a base, an upright connected thereto, aholder secured to the upper end of said upri ht, said up-; rightconsisting of a resilient at strip having a hairpin bend adjacent tosaidbase.

2. A display stand comprising a base, an upright connected thereto, aholder secured to the upper end of said upright, said up-- rightconsisting of a resilient flat strip having a plurality of oppositelyextending hairpin bends adjacent to said base.

3. A display stand comprising a base, an upright connected thereto, aholder secured to the upper end of said upright, said upright consistingof a resilient flat strip having a hairpin bend adjacent to said baseand having a'vertical portion, above said benddisposed at rightangles tothe axis of said bend.

i. A display stand comprising a base, an upright connected thereto, aholder secured V .to the upper end of said upri ht, said up-' rightconsisting of a resilient fl at strip having hairpin bend adjacent tosaid base, said base having a loop embracing the lower end of said stripand a hump against which said end is wedged.

5. A display stand comprising a base, an 5 upright having its lower endsecured to said base, a holder secured to the upper end of said upright,said upright consisting of a resilient flat strip having a hair pin bendadjacent to said base and With the portion between its upper end andsaid bend twisted so as to add to the stiffness of said portion. Intestimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this 16thday 0.1": October, 1928. CLARENCE H. KELS-EA.

